Rugby faces tough choices over artificial pitches
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanYou may not have noticed but rugby is undergoing a quiet, bloodless revolution through the introduction of plastic pitches, with Glasgow just the latest club to have opted for an artificial grass pitch...
Duncan Taylor: Japan will pose Scotland with a massive test
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanScotland boarded the long-haul jet for Japan yesterday and probably offered up a small prayer of thanks that they have a two-Test series against Japan rather than a three-Test series against one of the...
Australia 28 - 39 England: Eddie Jones hails historic win
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanEngland’s resurgence under Eddie Jones gained traction with a breakthrough 39-28 win over the Wallabies in the opening game of the three-Test series. In his first tour back to his native Australia,...
England 44 - 0 Scotland: U20s’ Scots crash back to earth
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanLast Tuesday’s historic win over Australia melted into history as Scotland succumbed to a physically superior England side in their second match at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Manchester...
Allan Massie: It was a pleasure to watch winger Darcy Graham
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanWe are getting some things right, or at least more nearly right than they have been in the past. John Dalziel’s under-20 team kicked off their junior World Cup challenge by beating Australia 15-10,...
Coach confident Scots can rise to occasion against England
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanScotland coach John Dalziel is confident his side can rise to the occasion when they face hosts England in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship tonight despite being forced into fielding a much-changed...
Aussies ready for ‘Bodyline’ battle as Eddie Jones attacks
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanAustralia captain Stephen Moore has welcomed England’s promise of an all-out assault at Suncorp Stadium this morning.
Much-changed Scotland U20 team for England crunch
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanSCOTLAND coach John Dalziel has been forced into a number of changes ahead of tomorrow evening’s World Rugby Under-20 match against hosts England in Manchester.
I’ve always slept under Saltire says Scotland recruit Huw Jones
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanHe was born in Edinburgh, given a Welsh-sounding name, raised in England and has spent the past four years in South Africa but Huw Jones insisted yesterday there is only one country for him.
I’ve always slept under Saltire says Scotland recruit Huw Jones
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanHe was born in Edinburgh, given a Welsh-sounding name, raised in England and has spent the past four years in South Africa but Huw Jones insisted yesterday there is only one country for him.
